ATL pulled an all-time coward move by not electing to go for it on 4th and 1 on NOLA 42 with only a 2 PT lead. (1 Viewer)

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Taker597 said:
It actually makes no sense why they didn't go for it.


I am quite amused how terrible the Falcons are to be honest.
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I can't recall many plays during the game that ATL failed to gain AT LEAST 1 yard. I was a bit baffled by this call, but (of course) ultimately pleased!

You can't keep Falcons from Falconing.
 
I'm all for piling on Falcon miscues, but the right play there is punt, pin them deep, and play proper defense.

The gaffe was holding on punt added to spot, then very next play allowing Jarvis behind the coverage.

I would lose my mind if Saints went for it on 4th and 1 with under a min left and opponent had 1 TO.
 
efil4stnias said:
I'm all for piling on Falcon miscues, but the right play there is punt, pin them deep, and play proper defense.

The gaffe was holding on punt added to spot, then very next play allowing Jarvis behind the coverage.

I would lose my mind if Saints went for it on 4th and 1 with under a min left and opponent had 1 TO.
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In 1995 maybe... Not with a 2pt lead in 2022. You're giving up possession up willingly for 30 yards.. oh wait 20 yards. Because they hold and that hold saved them from a punt block.

So no... You can't be a coward in the NFL anymore. You better off losing on a gamble than willingly let another team beat you.
 
efil4stnias said:
I'm all for piling on Falcon miscues, but the right play there is punt, pin them deep, and play proper defense.

The gaffe was holding on punt added to spot, then very next play allowing Jarvis behind the coverage.

I would lose my mind if Saints went for it on 4th and 1 with under a min left and opponent had 1 TO.
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Sean Payton would totally have gone for it
 
Taker597 said:
If it was a 3pt lead... It's a 100% the right move.


Not a 2 pt lead. It doesn't make any sense.
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And give the other team the ball with only needing about 20 yards to win instead of 50+? It was the right call to me. Even though I dont like it.

The only error there was not max protecting on the punt, allowing Taysom free up the middle and losing 10 yards because they had to hold him to prevent him from blocking it.
 
Broad St. Saint said:
I think the Falcons panicked because of Mariota's fumble on the prior play. Basically recency bias: Because this just happened, the possibility of a fumble seemed magnified.
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Couple that with the fact their defense had stippled our offense all day so what coach would not default to their respective defenses closing out a game for them.
 
44slayer said:
And give the other team the ball with only needing about 20 yards to win instead of 50+? It was the right call to me. Even though I dont like it.

The only error there was not max protecting on the punt, allowing Taysom free up the middle and losing 10 yards because they had to hold him to prevent him from blocking it.
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The punt was caught at the ten and got moved up to the 20.

They only got 32 extra yards... That's chump change. 22 yards post penalty.


Especially when the Saints pulled 200+ passing yards in the 4th quarter.

Atlanta run game wasn't getting stopped. They had over 200 yards rushing. It made no sense to punt.
 
meily said:
Couple that with the fact their defense had stippled our offense all day so what coach would not default to their respective defenses closing out a game for them.
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They was getting cooked in that 4th quarter... You guys are way too conservative. Lol
 
efil4stnias said:
I'm all for piling on Falcon miscues, but the right play there is punt, pin them deep, and play proper defense.

The gaffe was holding on punt added to spot, then very next play allowing Jarvis behind the coverage.

I would lose my mind if Saints went for it on 4th and 1 with under a min left and opponent had 1 TO.
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We had zero TO left. Saints only had two TFLs. I believe both were on Mariota - fumble snap and run left that Warner stopped. Patterson was unstoppable yesterday.

I run Patterson for 1 yard and secure a victory. You give the ball away in this league and anything can happen. Look at Atl getting 30 yards in 19sec and Koo getting a chance to win it.
 

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